WORCESTER Warriors have fought their way to top spot in the Guinness Premiership bad boys league.

The men from Sixways have struggled with their discipline for most of the current season and that has seen them go clear of their rivals at the top of the table for most yellow cards received.

On eight occassions, referees have seen fit to dish out yellow cards to Warriors players - more than any other team in the league, with Gloucester and Wasps their closest challengers on seven.

Captain Pat Sanderson and young flanker Tom Wood have both been sent to the sin-bin on two occassions, while Drew Hickey, Aleki Lutui, Gavin Quinnell and Sam Tuitupou have also been ordered to cool off for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, Leicester's Ben Herring is the only player to have been slapped with a red card this term, during the Tigers' clash with Gloucester on February 9.

Bath are statistically the cleanest side in the league, having picked up just one yellow this season, which, rather predictably, went to Danny Grewcock.

In total, their have been 58 yellow cards dished out so far during the current Guinness Premiership campaign.

League of shame: Worcester (8, Sanderson (2), Wood (2), Hickey, Lutui, Quinnell, Tuitupou); Gloucester (7, Bortolami (2), Hazell (2), Lamb (2), James); Wasps (7, Reddan (2), Birkett, Haskell, Palmer, Shaw, Waters); London Irish (6, Armitage (2), Casey, Fury, Ojo, Paice; Harlequins (5, Care, Evans, Gomarsall, Guest, Jones; Leeds (5, Hooper (2), Balding, Oakley, Rawlinson; Saracens (5, Mercey, Ongaro, Penney, Ryder, Sorrell; Newcastle (4, Woods (2), Dillon, Wilson; Sale Sharks (4, Bruno, Cox, Jones, Sheridan; Leicester (4, Goode (2), Deacon, Herring; Bristol (2, Salter (2); Bath (1, Grewcock).

Meanwhile, several Warriors are approaching career milestones. South African three-quarter Thinus Delport needs just three more appearances to rack up 100 Premiership outings.

Full-back Lee Best needs to play three more games to reach his century, while centre Mark Tucker is just two shy of the same landmark.